BRITISH EMBASSY,
 
      WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
      August 9th, 1940.
 
      
 
 
Dear Mr. President,
 
      I enclose herein a copy of the latest report on the military 
      situation. This was sent off from London on the evening of August 
      8th.
 
      
 
 
Believe me,
 
      Dear Mr. President,
 
      
 
 
Very sincerely yours,
 
      The Honourable
 
      Franklin D. Roosevelt,
 
      President of the United States of America,
 
      Washington, D. C.